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Half inch of sag and hairline cracks - did I remove a load-bearing wall?
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.53 PM
I bought an old Victorian home (circa 1899) and shortly thereafter removed a wall between the kitchen and dining room. Although I was told it was not load-bearing, for extra support still sistered two 2x10s to each side of the old lintel that ran across the top of the inside of the old wall. Now, two years later, I've noticed about a half inch of sag on the second and third floors, directly above the wall I removed, as well as a few small hairline cracks in the sheet rock. Could a bit of sag be ok, or is this definitely the sign of something worse and is there any danger of habitability?
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